Obituaries
Friedel Egner Kelley
Mar 22, 2005
FRIEDEL E. EGNER KELLEY, 71, died at 1:25 p.m. March 22, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born February 21, 1934, in Schwetzingen, Germany, to Joseph and Marie Egner, who preceded her in death. On October 24, 1981, she married Harold E. Kelley, who died November 30, 1998. Mrs. Kelly retired in 1991 as a bridal consultant from...
Mary Dupes
Mar 21, 2005
MARY MARGARET DUPES, 81, died at 4:13 p.m. March 21, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born July 26, 1923, in Lima to James Bernard and Helen Donahue Walsh, who preceded her in death. In 1945, she married George R. Dupes Sr., who died in 1978. Mrs. Dupes retired from Huntington Bank after 30 years, where she was...
Ruth Scheid
Mar 15, 2005
RUTH M. SCHEID, 86, died at 1:57 a.m. March 15, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Frank and Elizabeth Brown Ribley, who preceded her in death. On April 14, 1942, at St. John Catholic Church, Lima, she married George T. Scheid Jr. who survives in Lima, Ohio. They were devoted...
I. Shulaw
Mar 8, 2005
I. DONALD "DON" SHULAW, 75, died at 2:35 p.m. March 8, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born November 16, 1929, in Allen County, Ohio to Gerald and Leila Shutt Shulaw, who preceded him in death. He married Gloria Jean Miller, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Shulaw retired from Nickels Bakery, after 35 years, and had worked...
Nancy Hawkins Kennedy
Mar 6, 2005
NANCY L. KENNEDY, 65, died at 2:20 p.m. March 6, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 14, 1939, in Sunshine, Kentucky, to Merle Clayton Nickel and Ruth Phillips Mauck & Robert Mauck (Deceased). Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima,Ohio. On July 29, 1961, she married John W. Hawkins. On January 13,...
Howard Betz
Mar 4, 2005
HOWARD LAYMAN BETZ, 87, died at 10:55 p.m. March 4, 2005, at Ohio Masonic Home, Springfield,Ohio. He was born December 2, 1917, in Marion, Ohio to Harry E. and Ella Mae Layman Betz, who preceded him in death. On October 7, 1945, he married Marjorie Fike, who survives in Enon, Ohio. Mr. Betz was a trainman for the Baltimore &...
Berlin Herdman
Mar 4, 2005
BERLIN C. HERDMAN, 95, died at 2:45 a.m. March 4, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born September 19, 1909, in Peebles to Robert and Charlotte Hux Herdman, who preceded him in death. On February 14, 1946, he married Lucille "Lucy" Brush, who preceded him in death. Mr. Herdman was a security guard for BLH/Clark Equipment, retiring in...
Joseph Ellerbrock
Mar 3, 2005
JOSEPH CHARLES ELLERBROCK, 86, died at 3:40 p.m. March 3, 2005, at Sheridan Medical Complex, Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was born July 12, 1918, in Cloverdale, Ohio to George and Veronica Ruen Ellerbrock, who preceded him in death. On May 4, 1946, in Landeck, he married Kathleen Freund, who died July 3, 2000. Mr. Ellerbrock worked as a farmer before serving...
Esther Briggs
Feb 28, 2005
ESTHER MAE BRIGGS, 86, died at 9:35 p.m. February 28, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 2, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Clifford and Gail I. East Miller, who preceded her in death. On March 2, 1939, she married Ruben B. Briggs, who died September 22, 1987. Mrs. Briggs was a homemaker. She was a member...
Tony Earl
Feb 27, 2005
TONY ALLEN EARL, 30, died at 11:03 p.m. February 27, 2005, from injuries suffered in an auto accident on North Shore Drive. He was born July 10, 1974, in Lima. His mother and stepfather, Harold and Cheryl Crawford Bradford, survive in Lima, Ohio. His fianc?e, Jeannie Taylor, survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Earl had been a carpenter for five years...
Myrtle Thomas Louth
Feb 26, 2005
MYRTLE MAE THOMAS LOUTH, 95, died at 6:19 p.m. February 26, 2005, at Beverly Health Care. She was born October 15, 1909 in Vaughnsville to Peter and Dula Dresky Seitz, who preceded her in death. On June 24, 1929, in Kentucky, she married Ray G. Thomas, who died August 11, 1948. On July 12, 1963, in Spencerville, she married Donald...
Nile Sawmiller
Feb 24, 2005
Lima NILE E. SAWMILLER, 82, died at 11:09 a.m. Feb. 24, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Dec. 6, 1922, in Needmore, Ohio to Dorey E. and Hazel M. Stemen Sawmiller, who preceded him in death. Mr. Sawmiller retired from H. Brown Co., after more than 20 years as a mechine builder. He attended Living Faith Temple....
Beatrice Mears
Feb 23, 2005
Lima BEATRICE J. MEARS, 77, died at 3:06 p.m. Feb. 23, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Nov. 13, 1927, in Floyd County, Ky., to Boyd and Clora Dotson Hall, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 29, 1946, she married Donald William Mears, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Mears had worked at First Lima Drug for...
Brent LEHMAN
Feb 23, 2005
Lima BRENT E. LEHMAN, 43, died Feb. 23, 2005, at his residence. He was born Oct. 11, 1961, in Lima to Darrell and Margery Sidener Lehman. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Cridersville. On Nov. 22, 1980, he married Tammy Osborn, who survives in Lima. Mr. Lehman was a process operator in the ammonia unit at...
Ernest Bodensieck
Feb 22, 2005
ERNEST J. "BODIE" BODENSIECK, 81, died at 9:35 a.m. Feb. 22, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1923, in Dubuque, Iowa, to Julius Henri and Elma Frieda Sommer Bodensieck, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 9, 1943, in Story City, Iowa, he married Margery "Sande" Sande, who survives in Lima. The had been married...
Delourdes PRUETER
Feb 22, 2005
Lima DELOURDES G. PRUETER, 86, died at 11:25 a.m. Feb. 23, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1918, in Lima to John H. and Elsie Smith Harrington, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 20, 1945, she married Lelon John Prueter, who died Oct. 31, 1998. Mrs. Prueter retired as a homemaker and had been...
Orville Ferguson
Feb 19, 2005
ORVILLE K. FERGUSON, 81, died at 4:51 a.m. February 19, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1923, in Cairo to Orma K. and Minnie (Foster) Ferguson. On January 1, 1947, he married Doris A. (Willeke) Ferguson, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Ferguson worked for Crane Co. and enjoyed bowling in a senior league. He...
Joyce Fockler
Feb 16, 2005
JOYCE E. FOCKLER, 77, died at 3:51 p.m. February 16, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born October 20, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Norman and Mildred Kanawl Allen, who preceded her in death. On June 15, 1947, she married Donald D. Fockler, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Fockler was a homemaker and had been an office...
Gerald Cotrell
Feb 14, 2005
GERALD E. "GARY" COTRELL, 64, died at 10:26 p.m. February 14, 2005, at his residence. He was born March 24, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio to Gilbert and Myrtle Irene Evilsizer Cotrell, who preceded in him death. On December 3, 1958, in Royalton, Kentucky, he married Onethia Wireman, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Cotrell retired from and was a member...
Lucille Minami
Feb 13, 2005
LUCILLE MINAMI, 83, died at 4:55 a.m. February 13, 2005, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, Ohio. She was born January 12, 1922, in Lima to Harry E. and Effie Bechtel McConehey, who preceded her in death. On July 17, 1944, she married Frank Minami, who died December 15, 1998. Mrs. Minami was a homemaker. She was a member of First...
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